U of L - KCTCS Joint Program
for a Bachelor of Arts in Communication

The joint program is completed in two phases. First, the student enrolls in a KCTCS institution and takes 61 or 62 hours of coursework as outlined in the table below.

KCTCS Courses
University of Louisville Equivalents
Course Number. Title Credit Course Number Title Credit
Eng 101 Writing I 3 ENG101 Introduction to College Writing 3
Eng 102 Writing II 3 ENG 102 Intermediate College Writing 3
Com 181 Public Speaking 3 COMM 111 Speech Communication 3
Art 100 Introduction to Art 3 ARTH 203 Introduction to Art 3
Eng 161 Introduction to Literature 3 ENG 250 Introduction to Literature 3
Soc 101 Introduction to Sociology 3 SOC 209 Principles and Concepts of Sociology 3
Eco 201 Principles of Economics I 3 ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
Py 110 Psy 100 General Psychology or Introduction to Psychology 3 (4) PSYCH 201 Introduction to Psychology 3
Bio 103 Basic Ideas of Biology 3 BIOL 102 Introduction to Biological Systems 3
Bio 111 General Biology Lab 1 BIOL 104 Introduction to Biological Systems Lab 1
Che 104 Introductory General Chemistry 3 CHEM 101 Introduction to Chemistry 3
MA 150 or MT 150 College Algebra or College Algebra and Functions 3 MATH 111 College Algebra 3
His 108 History of the United States Through 1865 3 HIST 211 American History I 3
His 109 History of the United States Since 1865 3 HIST 212 American History II 3
Com 252 Introduction to Interpersonal Communications 3 COMM 315 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3
Chm 101 Chemistry: A Cultural Approach 3   Natural Science Elective 3
Cis 100 Introduction to Computers 3 COMM 250 Computer Communication 3
Com 249 Mass Media and Mass Culture 3 COMM 305 Introduction to Mass Communication 3
Com 101 Introduction to Communications 3 COMM 201 Introduction to Communication 3
Jou 204 Writing for the Mass Media 3 COMM 320 Newswriting 3
Spi 101 Elementary Spanish 3   Basic Spanish I 3
TOTAL HOURS 61/62 TOTAL HOURS 61

After the student has completed all of the KCTCS coursework, then the student takes the remainder of the coursework at U of L.

If the student has taken all of the KCTCS courses above (no substitutes and all courses taken online), then when the student enters U of L he/she will have the following courses left to take:

  1. Six hours of core Communication courses.
  2. Nine hours of elective Communication courses at the 300+ level.
  3. Six hours of elective Communication courses at the 400+ level.
  4. Six hours of 300+ Humanities or Natural Sciences courses.
  5. Eight hours of Spanish (U of L Spanish courses are 4 hours each)
  6. Three hours of quantitative analysis (usually JA 326, Soc 301 or Psych 301)
  7. Twelve hours of Social Science courses at the 300+ level

A student must also fulfill the following two requirements. The courses that fulfill these requirements usually fulfill one of the requirements above. That means that the following 12 hours are usually not additional hours. For example, a student might take Communication 323 (Magazine and Feature Writing) as one of the 300+ electives in Communication (number 2 above) and because Comm 323 is designated a writing intensive course, it would also count towards number 2 below.

  1. Six hours of cultural diversity courses.
  2. Six hours of writing intensive courses.
COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS
Course Number Title Credits

All Bachelor of Arts majors are required to take the following two CORE courses in addition to the Communication courses taken at KCTCS.
COMM 304 Argument in Everyday Life 3
COMM 316 Communication Research Methods 3
TOTAL REQUIRED CORE HOURS
6

A student must take 9 elective Communication hours at the 300+ and 6 elective Communication hours at the 400+ level. Students can choose from any other 300+ or 400+ course that might be offered. The following list is of courses that are frequently offered.
COMM 311 Persuasion 3
COMM 318 Introduction to Advertising 3
COMM 319 Debate 3
COMM 320 Newswriting 3
COMM 323 Magazine and Feature Writing 3
COMM 325 Communication and Gender 3
COMM 327 Effects of Mass Media 3
COMM 328 Urban Communication 3
COMM 360 Web Development I 3
COMM 460 Special Topics: Intimate Communication 3
COMM 520 Computer Mediated Communication 3
COMM 560 Science Communication 3
TOTAL COMMUNICATION ELECTIVES
15

Students are required to take the following Arts & Sciences courses
Hum or NS
Depts		 Upper division (300+ or 400+) hours in Humanities or Natural Sciences 6
SPAN Spanish Intermediate Level (if a student took a language other than Spanish at KCTCS then the Intermediate level of that language is required) 8
TOTAL A&S PROGRAMMATIC HOURS
14

Students must take other Supporting Courses in the Social Sciences
JA 326, Soc 301, or Psych 301 Quantitative Analysis 3
Soc Sci
Depart		 Upper division (300+ or 400+) hours in Social Sciences other than Communication 12
TOTAL SOCIAL SCIENCE SUPPORTING COURSES
15

The following two courses are the only two Cultural Diversity courses currently offered online by the Department of Communication. However, students may take any CD1 or CD2 courses offered by U of L. All students must take at least one CD1 course. The requirement can be fulfilled by taking two CD1 courses, but students are encouraged to take a CD2 course.
COMM 275 African-American Communication (CD1) 3
COMM 440 Intercultural Communication (CD2) 3
TOTAL CULTURAL DIVERSITY HOURS
6

All students must take at least two upper level writing intensive courses (designated WR courses). The following courses are WR courses offered by the Department of Communication online, but students are not restricted to these courses. Students may take any U of L WR courses to fulfill the requirement.
COMM 320 Newswriting 3
COMM 323 Magazine and Feature Writing 3
COMM 421 Communication Technologies 3
COMM 430 Health Communication 3
COMM 440 Intercultural Communication 3
COMM 463 Special Topics 3
TOTAL WR HOURS
6

Cultural diversity and WR hours are not added to the total because students usually satisfy these requirments with other courses above. That is, a course that satisfies one of the areas above can also satisfy the cultural diversity and/or WR requirements

Students must have at least 60 hours at U of L and 50 of those hours must be at the 300+ or higher to graduate. Students fill out these requirements with hours (usually from 10 - 12) at the 300+ level in any department except Communication
Non-Comm
Depts		 Free electives at 300+ or higher 10-12
TOTAL FREE ELECTIVES
10-12
TOTAL HOURS FROM U OF L REQUIRED TO GRADUATE
60-62
TOTAL HOURS FROM KCTCS AND U OF L REQUIRED TO GRADUATE
121-123